H/T alobar.

“Ecology's implications for capitalism are too momentous for the capitalist to contemplate. [The plutocrats] are more wedded to their wealth than to the Earth upon which they live, more concerned with the fate of their fortunes than with the fate of humanity. The present ecological crisis has been created by the few at the expense of the many ( Read more... )

The Tyee (Canada): Idea #1: The Green Hawks Are Coming
Who's super serious about renewable energy and repelling climate change? The US military, of all people.
By Andrew Nikiforuk, 20 Dec 2010, TheTyee.ca

One of these days, Ottawa's oil patch salesmen might want to sit down with the U.S. military and have a real "man-up" talk.

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FYI, here is the informational diary I posted two days ago about the election.

League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen for 2010: Part 1--House of Representatives

All of us Kossacks who have ever wanted to know the names of the most enviromentally unfriendly candidates running for national office are in luck. Every election season, the League of ( Read more... )

San Jose Mercury News: Volunteers join global 10-10-10 activists to combat global warming
By Sharon Noguchi

At San Jose State, students framed solar panels for an experimental zero-emissions house. In Milpitas, advocates talked up "personal rapid transit" that promises to provide efficient, 24-hour-a-day transportation networks. And in East Palo ( Read more... )

And now for something green and political. Hat/tip to wader on Daily Kos.

Crossposted to powerswitch and ontd_political.

Grist: What climate activists need to learn from the NRA and the gun-control wars
by Robert Walker
17 Aug 2010 6:43 AM

Supporters of climate-change legislation have much to learn from an organization that is often rated as the most powerful lobby in ( Read more... )